Running external programs
A friend is asking "How do I run an external .exe or .cmd file from
Excel?" Is that a meaningful question without more? TIA, Alan Beban |
Running external programs
VBA's shell command will continue execution immediately after the executable
has launched. Do a Google Search for: VBA ShellWait to get VBA to wait for the process to terminate. "Alan Beban" wrote in message ... A friend is asking "How do I run an external .exe or .cmd file from Excel?" Is that a meaningful question without more? TIA, Alan Beban |
Running external programs
Thanks to Rob van Gelder and Dave Peterson.
Alan Beban Rob van Gelder wrote: VBA's shell command will continue execution immediately after the executable has launched. Do a Google Search for: VBA ShellWait to get VBA to wait for the process to terminate. "Alan Beban" wrote in message ... A friend is asking "How do I run an external .exe or .cmd file from Excel?" Is that a meaningful question without more? TIA, Alan Beban |
Running external programs
Googling for ShellAndWait finds a few more than ShellWait. (I didn't compare
the results, though--they could be the same routine. Alan Beban wrote: Thanks to Rob van Gelder and Dave Peterson. Alan Beban Rob van Gelder wrote: VBA's shell command will continue execution immediately after the executable has launched. Do a Google Search for: VBA ShellWait to get VBA to wait for the process to terminate. "Alan Beban" wrote in message ... A friend is asking "How do I run an external .exe or .cmd file from Excel?" Is that a meaningful question without more? TIA, Alan Beban -- Dave Peterson |
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